Description
Job title: Director of HR Operations
Contract Type: Permanent
Location: Remote/London
Your new role
Here at Hitachi Rail we have an opportunity for a new Director of HR Operations to join our HR Leadership team.
As Director of HR Operations, you will be responsible for leading, coaching and developing the UK HR Operations team, to deliver HR Shared Services (employee administration, HRMI, HRIS, Travel & Expenses and Contingent Labour administration), HR Advisory Services, Payroll and Pensions process and Compensation & Benefits (aligned to Global C&B delivery).
Other key responsibilities include, but not limited to:
- Develop, communicate and monitor KPI\'s/SLA\'s across all HR Operations activities
- Management of budget
- Responsible for management of all local HR systems (including Workday, Travel, Expenses, SAP HR, and Bodet)
- Ensuring excellence in delivery of all employee lifecycle admin in the UK, including on-boarding and off-boarding
- Accountable for ensuring that all mergers, acquisitions, mobilisations and integrations are pro-actively supported for payroll, pensions, systems and data requirements
- Accountable for pro-active development, and provision of all people data & MI for Global & business reporting to facilitate effective workforce planning and wider decision making
- Ensuring compliance with J-Sox and other internal and external audit requirements - supporting the audit process and leading on implementing actions identified
- Ensuring Compensation & Benefits delivery in UK as referent for COE, feeding into Global C&B strategy with local needs and market intelligence
- Ensure accurate and timely payroll and pensions delivery through development and monitoring of KPI\'s/SLA\'s and, where appropriate, implementation of identified remedial actions
- Accountable for HRIS, Travel & expense system management
- Ensure that all Employee Relations matters are managed in a compliant and timely manner, acting as a point of escalation for complex or commercially sensitive cases/ matter
- Identify, drive and implement continuous improvement initiatives, primarily (but not exclusively) focussed upon global alignment and greater optimisation of HRSS efficiencies
- Pro-actively collaborate with peers to deliver a consistently high-quality, respected HR service
About you
Essential
- Formally accredited or degree level HR qualification, or relevant experience operating at senior level
- Demonstrable experience of leading high performing teams
- Results oriented with a focus on achieving operational excellence through leading and collaborating across multiple HR cohorts, to deliver fully integrated solutions
- Strong understanding and application of HRMI
- In-depth working knowledge of UK employment law/statutory compliance and reporting, including pensions, payroll and benefits legislation
- Experience developing strategic plans with a focus on continuous improvement in HR service delivery
- Understanding of change management methodologies
- Strong influencing skills at all levels both internally and externally, as required
- Growth mindset with a focus on learning, adaptability & innovation
Desirable
- Excellent IT skills – typically Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft Project and MS Teams.
- Experience within Engineering, Manufacturing or Industrial organisations, multi-site operations and/ or rail
- Experience of implementing digital and technological improvements and advances to provide service improvement and efficiency in delivery
- Experience of mergers, acquisitions, and mobilisations/demobilisations
What we offer
- We value the importance of all of our employees, if you would like to join our fantastic organisation you could be entitled to:
- Competitive salary
- Annual Performance bonus paid on discretionary basis.
- 25 days holiday
- Pension scheme with contributions up to 9%
- Private medical insurance
- Personal Accident insurance
- Group Income protection
- Group Life Insurance
- Employee Assistance Programme
- We also offer additional perks for you to choose from within a flexible plan that will meet your specific needs and lifestyle.
